LunchTimeWaster: Running The Gauntlet Of Hell

It begins with you dying, condemned to death by hanging. Death himself appears and grants you a second chance. But first you must escape from Hell.

Quietus is a series of discrete single-screen platforming challenges with an emphasis on being quite difficult. It's not easy escaping from the underworld when spiked balls on chains, enormous chomping teeth and pits of flame all want to keep you there.

The good thing is the game checkpoints at each screen, so you're never faced with the frustration of repeating sections. And it's short enough to complete in your lunchtime.

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